Scientific Fields or Categories of Science Specialties

(lists of careers in science with short descriptions)

hydromechanics
1. The study of the mechanics of fluids or the laws of equilibrium and motion concerning fluids.
2. The area of fluid dynamics that is concerned with the study of liquids.
immunology
The division of biological science concerned with the native or acquired resistance of higher animal forms and humans to infection with micro-organisms
industrial engineering
1. The branch of engineering which manages and improves the economical use of people and equipment through the applications of costs, work standards, and the improvement of the working environment.
2. The application of engineering principles and training and the techniques of scientific management to the maintenance of a high level of productivity at optimum cost in industrial enterprises; such as, by analytical study, improvement, and installation of methods and systems, operating procedures, quantity and quality measurements and controls, safety measures, and personnel administration.
inorganic chemistry
The branch of chemistry which deals with reactions and properties of all chemical elements and their compounds, excluding hydrocarbons; but usually including carbides and other simple carbon compounds.
invertebrate zoology
The branch of zoology concerned with the taxonomy, behavior, and morphology of invertebrate animals or any animal lacking a backbone and an internal skeleton, including all species not classified as vertebrates
lapidary
1. Concerned with stones.
2. A specialist who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones.
mapping
The art and practice of making a drawing or other representation, usually on a flat surface, of the whole or the part of an area; such as, the surface of the earth or some other planet, indicating the relative positions and sizes according to specified scales or projections of selected features, as countries, cities, rock formations, and bodies of water.
materials studies
The study of admixtures of matter or the basic matter from which products are made.

It includes adhesives, building materials, fuels, paints, leathers, etc.

mathematics
1. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
2. The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols.
3. The systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.

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mechanical engineering (s) (noun)
1. The branch of engineering concerned with the generation, transmission, and utilization of heat and mechanical power, and with the production and operations of tools, machinery, and their products.
2. A division of engineering concerned with the efficient design, operation, and maintenance of machines: "Mechanical engineering involves the design, the production, and the use of machinery and tools, as well as the generation and transmission of heat and mechanical power."
optoelectronics
A branch of electronics dealing with solid-state and other electronic devices for generating, modulating, transmitting, and sensing electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible-light, and infrared portions of the spectrum.
poromechanics
A branch of physics and specifically continuum mechanics and acoustics that studies the behavior of fluid-saturated porous media.

A porous medium or a porous material is a solid (often called matrix) permeated by an interconnected network of pores (voids or empty spaces) filled with a fluid (liquid or gas).


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